The year saw some standout performances from lesser known actors.
Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
In Jee Le Zaraa, Zoya Akhtar's swanky new road trip to self-discovery, our favourite gal pals Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt are set to take off on a whirlwind adventure.
'Brahmastra is kind of a meeting place of modern India with a feeling of ancient Indian powers about it.'
Did you know Nargis was to have played the Madhubala role, but opted out because she has reservations about working with Dilip Kumar? Do you know how Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni came up with the words for the immortal Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya?
A quick look at the Oscar 2016 nominations.
Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in Rumy Jafry's thriller Chehre, and while the trailer looks good, this isn't the first time the actor has *thrilled* us!
'If every actor does commercial films, where is the space for the Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs of today? I am happy being in that space and want to own that space.'
Bhupinder's magical legacy lives on in the musical masterpieces he left behind.
On her 47th birthday on November 1, Sukanya Verma showcases 15 of her most memorable silver screen costumes.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.
'I have been hearing this for the last four generations, that this is the last generation of superstars.' 'We will not leave it for the younger generation to take it easily.' 'We will not hand it over to them.'
Heartfelt, sharp, aware, bright, and sincere, these are the best speeches from the show.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
'Did the Nobel committee, reviled for awarding Mr Dylan, play a little inside joke this time around, by awarding another lyricist who was once an aspiring musician?' asks Uttaran Das Gupta.
'We all live very intense lives. S*** goes down all the time.' 'This 'eureka moment' doesn't really happen.' 'The discipline of writing and polishing a song is way harder,' Prateek Kuhad, the singing sensation, tells Veer Arjun Singh.
There have been several instances of cop films doing quite well at the box office.
Why did the Chinese military take over the lab in Wuhan in end January? Did something go wrong? Claude Arpi glances at the mystery surrounding the origin of the coronavirus.
You were one of the millions who made Ed Sheeran the most streamed artist of 2017.
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
'Working with Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure again has been a dil bekaraar moment.'
All the masti from the sets, right here!
Asoka still makes for irresistible viewing, raves Sukanya Verma, and tells us why.
A copious amount of blood, beating, crying, saving, sacrificing, nationalism fills up its staggering three hours running time. Emotions run sky high, but you feel nothing, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Shyamoli Sanghi is India's newest teen popstar.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'
'It feels good when you are able to share your experiences and learning with someone who is willing and happy to listen and accept.' 'More than moulding him, I gave with an open heart, and Ahan was very receptive.'
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand.
'We are open to directing a Khiladi 2.' 'And we would want to do it with Akshay who is still so fit, energetic and successful.'
'When you are starting your journey, people say that's the hardest part.' 'But I feel that when you get a taste of success, when you get a taste of things working out for you, it is harder.'
'Rakhi is a bindaas girl, but Devoleena is manipulative.'
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